tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88963976651253650092024-02-20T02:02:30.971-08:00Currently... by CassieCassandra Seegerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07866565788288204327noreply@blogger.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8896397665125365009.post-25431055965254456062019-11-11T05:31:00.000-08:002019-11-11T05:36:38.832-08:002019 Christmas Fair Coloring-In Poster<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNgB-2JWsrXOgCAgv15uvhSEmPlOVQzs_AU1LNL5LwsS-Y3eprCCjrIAYJORUwOlmSVFksNAaLyFRL33L3LabpI0xe00THE9DiK1qYsXRzXbEj56APN2N4Behfg2Xq7fcou5Xg7JzqsOrA/s1600/Westbourne+Christmas+Fair+flyer+2017.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="509" data-original-width="360" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNgB-2JWsrXOgCAgv15uvhSEmPlOVQzs_AU1LNL5LwsS-Y3eprCCjrIAYJORUwOlmSVFksNAaLyFRL33L3LabpI0xe00THE9DiK1qYsXRzXbEj56APN2N4Behfg2Xq7fcou5Xg7JzqsOrA/s320/Westbourne+Christmas+Fair+flyer+2017.jpg" width="226" /></a>I haven't had much opportunity to draw or paint lately, as I've started a new business which is taking up all of my time! It has been so wonderful to devote a couple of hours today to quickly sketch out a promo poster for this school's fundraising committee. This year I've drawn a wreath, the Santa is the one I drew two years ago for them.<br />
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The idea is to hand it out to the kids, and they color it in themselves. There is a prize for the best one, I can't wait to see what they do with it!<br />
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Cassandra Seegerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07866565788288204327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8896397665125365009.post-13775789507331832372017-09-19T05:56:00.000-07:002017-09-19T05:56:26.295-07:00Sketch of Lucci<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Cassandra Seegerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07866565788288204327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8896397665125365009.post-19568146554726477662017-07-25T09:00:00.000-07:002017-09-19T04:48:42.852-07:00Stationary illustration<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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This job was done for a couple moving house who had ties to Canada. They requested Canadian geese flying through the air on postcard size cream card-stock. This they wanted to be able to add into an envelope with a letter or send on it's own in the post. The font was required to be Erica's handwriting.<br />
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Cassandra Seegerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07866565788288204327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8896397665125365009.post-25600102352411243752017-06-20T04:23:00.000-07:002019-11-11T05:32:27.290-08:002017 Summer Fair Poster<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Another coloring-in poster for the students at Westbourne Primary School. The kids have a challenge to color it in themselves and win a prize. <br />
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Cassandra Seegerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07866565788288204327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8896397665125365009.post-2157361281248117392016-08-05T05:29:00.000-07:002017-09-19T05:33:25.300-07:00Sincere Deceit Book Cover Illustration<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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After discussing the author's wishes for the cover, I provided 3 initial thumbnail sketches. <br />
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The top one on the left was the one closest to what the author had specified that he wanted. In the end, this was the sketch chosen for me to pursue.<br />
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Cassandra Seegerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07866565788288204327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8896397665125365009.post-60519231055026788592016-06-10T04:58:00.001-07:002019-11-11T05:34:36.354-08:00Coloring-In Poster for School Summer Fair<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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They are going to have a contest for best coloring. I can't wait to see what the kids do! <br />
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Cassandra Seegerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07866565788288204327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8896397665125365009.post-73730826121370208412016-06-04T06:21:00.000-07:002017-09-19T04:49:34.162-07:00Now Exhibiting with Island Artisan<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Over the half-term break as the Brits call the week kids get off from school half-way through the summer term, I brought some of my paintings, prints, and greeting cards down to the Isle of Wight to sell in the gallery <a href="http://www.islandartisan.co.uk/" target="_blank">Island Artisan</a>.<br />
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Cassandra Seegerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07866565788288204327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8896397665125365009.post-53176623728061688202016-05-07T05:25:00.000-07:002017-09-19T04:50:02.762-07:00Book Cover for John Eidemak's Upcoming New Crime Novel<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Author John Eidemak hired me to do the art and design for his upcoming new crime novel about a London barrister whose wife and child are murdered. His wife was a ballet dancer and he becomes involved with her sister, another dancer.<br />
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This is all I know! We shall have to wait for his book to come out to find out the rest of the story.<br />
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He has now hired me to re-do the cover of his already published book titled <u>Sincere Deceit</u>. Check it out on Amazon:<br />
<a href="https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_2?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=John+Eidemak" target="_blank">John Eidemak on Amazon</a><br />
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Cassandra Seegerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07866565788288204327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8896397665125365009.post-72656923210914786322014-01-22T06:01:00.000-08:002016-06-10T06:05:55.479-07:00Fine China Illustrations for Rude-Chintz<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
A start-up company named Rude-Chintz hired me to create three designs for fine china tea sets. All with a traditional look on first glance but if viewed closely revealing a "rude" aspect to them. Due to the nature of the work, I can only show one of the designs with an area deliberately out of focus!<br />
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Cassandra Seegerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07866565788288204327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8896397665125365009.post-23075626069278808762014-01-16T08:05:00.000-08:002016-06-10T06:06:50.909-07:00Book Cover for Telling Stories in the Dark<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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My grandfather has written a wonderful book on how to tell "head stories", as my family has always called them, to your children titled <i>Pete Seeger's Storytelling Book</i>. It is out of publication now, and he wants to do a second publication with the new title of <i>Telling Stories in the Dark</i> (the name he originally wanted for it.)<br />
He asked me to illustrate a new book cover for it. I recently completed a version of it. I'm not sure that this will be what goes to print. I put some text in to indicate where I intended it to go. No doubt when an art director is involved, there will be changes requested. <br />
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Cassandra Seegerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07866565788288204327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8896397665125365009.post-50086823912989427092013-10-17T04:01:00.000-07:002013-10-17T04:01:19.085-07:00My Wedding Invitation Artwork<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Columbine block print</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> I</td></tr>
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Well, five years down the road, I thought I might post the artwork I made for my wedding.<br />
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I've been bidding for freelance jobs on Freelancer, and have come to realize that while my versatility as an artist is pretty broad, in an effort to keep my portfolio consistent, I have not shown a lot of the work I've done in the past on my website. (That said, it's also terribly out of date! I really must get on that one.)<br />
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My blog seems like an appropriate venue to showcase some of the other things that I've been up to as an artist!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Columbine block print II</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">First version of doves that I didn't end up using.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kissing Doves - part of my save-the-date mailer</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Columbine Heart - this had text in the center and was used as my save-the date mailer.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is the Doves Block Print that I used for my actual wedding invitation. Each one is numbered and is an original artwork. I used an overlay on a semi-transparent vellum with the details of the wedding.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This was the border I created for my Valentine's Day engagement announcement. I had text in the center.</td></tr>
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Cassandra Seegerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07866565788288204327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8896397665125365009.post-47912642658129153242013-10-10T13:28:00.000-07:002013-10-10T13:31:11.756-07:00Dryads In The Haze Of Morning- New Drawing<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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This is a drawing I worked on over the Summer which comes from a series that I've been working on for some time depicting spirits of the elements. I've got two large paintings titled Flamenco and Splash which represent fire and water. This is a preliminary study for a large painting to represent earth. I'm not quite satisfied with it yet, it still needs some work, but I'm pleased enough with it to want to share it. I've also got it in mind to build another series with this style of detailed pen and ink depicting literary and myth subjects.</div>
Cassandra Seegerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07866565788288204327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8896397665125365009.post-14507642925658890492013-10-10T11:59:00.000-07:002013-10-10T13:31:34.320-07:00Moody Moments from My Visual Diary<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Here's some of the more personal images over the past couple of months from My Visual Diary project. Self-portraits of various kinds, dealing with some of my darker moments. The assignment: no more than 30 minutes, with no photo
reference, only my memory of the day as my guide.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">August 17, 2013 <i>Walking on Eggshells</i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">August 20, 2013 <i>Job Interview</i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">September 3, 2013 <i>Strung Out</i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">September 30, 2013<i> Falling</i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">October 9, 2013<i> Drawing</i></td></tr>
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Cassandra Seegerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07866565788288204327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8896397665125365009.post-50846693724421749942013-10-10T10:19:00.000-07:002013-10-10T13:31:47.249-07:00Images of Summer from My Visual Diary Project<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">July 15, 2013 <i>Moths</i></td></tr>
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Well, the Summer has slipped away and I thought I would share some of my
favorite pieces from My Visual Diary project that I began on July 1st
of this year. The assignment: no more than 30 minutes, with no photo
reference, only my memory of the day as my guide.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">July 17, 2013 <i>Fireflies</i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">July 19, 2013 <i>Hornets, Wasps, and Bees Everywhere</i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">July 20, 2013 <i>Ashes</i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">July 25, 2013 <i>Hugging Mom</i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">August 5, 2013 <i>First Time Underwater!</i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">August 11, 2013 <i>Our Sandcastle</i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">August 14, 2013 <i>Blackberries Everywhere</i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">August 15, 2013<i> My Little Friend</i></td></tr>
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Cassandra Seegerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07866565788288204327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8896397665125365009.post-12983300024315122332013-09-18T15:19:00.000-07:002013-09-18T15:19:29.934-07:00Greeting Card Collections<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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This is the first collection of fruits and vegetables.<br />
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My most recent series that I'm still building is my Dancing Dandelions collection. I've got one more to do to have a set of 6 different cards.<br />
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And new on the scene, as of this past week, I started doing abstracted floral watercolors that I showed in my last blog, but I'll add them in again because I'm excited about doing more of these!<br />
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Cassandra Seegerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07866565788288204327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8896397665125365009.post-78965399716100099602013-09-16T06:20:00.000-07:002013-09-16T06:25:25.560-07:00Competition entry & Visual Diary for September 15th<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is the piece I entered for the competition.</td></tr>
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I've been busy working on my Visual Diary every day since I started on July 1st. It's been an eye opening experience. My computer's memory is tapped out, and until it's resolved and I can again scan every painting in, I'll have to post only the especially meaningful ones. Stay in touch for a post coming soon showing the last two months' worth of highlights!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Abstract Floral 2 My Visual Diary September 15, 2013</td></tr>
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Meanwhile, I've been on the job hunt and decided to enter a competition for a website banner for a wedding floral company on Freelancer.com. Here is my entry and it got me inspired to make one similar for my daily diary. They want something dotted and abstract/ geometric. I tried to adapt to that but still keep in mind that is was for a florist. Though now it looks like they really wanted something much more geometric than I thought they did! Oh well, at least it was fun to paint and has me thinking of pursuing this to see where it leads. A range of greeting cards perhaps?</div>
Cassandra Seegerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07866565788288204327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8896397665125365009.post-89001845627633105892013-07-13T15:55:00.000-07:002013-07-13T15:55:48.183-07:00My Visual Diary Days 3-12<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">July 3, 2013 Stars</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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Well I've managed to get through the first week and a half doing my visual diary. Already it has been really enlightening for me. I've set myself the task of no more than 30 minutes on a piece. I've been able to stay within an hour which is much better than past attempts at this!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">July 4, 2013 Roald Dahl Museum</td></tr>
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By far the most challenging aspect has been the self-imposed rule of using no photo reference for this project. The images are memories of the day, and therefore I must use only my memory as a guide. This has led to some interesting things! People only vaguely resemble who they are meant to be. This was most especially a struggle for me when I was remembering my grandmother who passed away this week. I wanted to capture her when she was younger, with long hair. I loved her hair. Even the magpies, which at the time I studied closely, were difficult to remember which parts of them were black and which were white.<br />
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I realize how far I am from being truly observant of my day.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">July 5, 2013 Seagulls in Bath</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">July 6, 2013 Strawberry Picking</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">July 7, 2013 Bayswater Road Market?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">July 8, 2013 Planting Lavender</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">July 9, 2013 A Working Printer!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">July 10, 2013 Goodbye Grandma</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">July 11, 2013 Plum Wine</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">July 12, 2013 Five Magpies Sitting in a Row</td></tr>
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Cassandra Seegerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07866565788288204327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8896397665125365009.post-7676614372255750922013-07-02T09:26:00.001-07:002013-07-02T09:26:07.775-07:00My Visual Diary - Day 1 & 2<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
So I have set before me a new goal: My Visual Diary. <br />
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One piece of art a day chronicling an element of my day for a year. I
will spend no more than 30 minutes on it. (I've already cheated on this,
but at least it is a format for me to strive for!) This will be very
hard to do for me, as my life is so chaotic at present. But here goes...<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">July 1, 2013: The Purple Dress</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">July 2, 2013: Chocolate Chip Cookies</td></tr>
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Cassandra Seegerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07866565788288204327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8896397665125365009.post-35848905593569056362013-05-23T08:05:00.000-07:002013-05-23T08:05:36.097-07:00More new paintings in the "Little Gems" Series<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Dragonfly with Dewdrops</i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Yellow Fairies</i></td></tr>
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Cassandra Seegerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07866565788288204327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8896397665125365009.post-50516533384255257332013-05-23T07:40:00.000-07:002013-05-23T07:40:27.523-07:00Thistles on the Isle of Wight<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Thisles on the Isle of Wight</i></td></tr>
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Another painting to be in my Isle of Wight show, which I'm hoping to have in the fall of this year. <br />
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<span class="description-content">This is a very recently completed
painting inspired by the beautiful countryside on the Isle of Wight in
England where my parents-in-law live. The path is along where an old
railroad used to go and is now a lovely lane to walk or bike along that
takes you from the center to the edge of the island. This particular
winter morning was cold and frosty, but nonetheless enchanting.</span></div>
Cassandra Seegerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07866565788288204327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8896397665125365009.post-78377562148586177732013-05-23T07:23:00.000-07:002013-05-23T07:23:03.634-07:00Reflections<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My newest painting titled <i>Pink Water Lily Reflections</i></td></tr>
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I taught an art class for the first time on Sunday this past weekend at the Merton Abbey Mills art market. It was really fulfilling to be teaching again after this past 2 and half year hiatus! There seemed to be interest in the classes, so I'm hopeful that they will grow into a solid future enterprise.<br />
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This month I'll be focusing on painting with watercolor. Teaching these watercolor basics: how to choose what tools are needed, how to prepare your painting surface, painting light to dark, using the transparency of the paint, what common errors to watch out for and how to correct mistakes, building a painting up layer upon layer versus laying the paint on thickly, and with an emphasis on color mixing and color theory as the situation permits.<br />
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In preparing for teaching the course, I've been going over my notes in old sketchbooks from my CCA(California College of the Arts) days. Wow, do I ever miss art school! There is nothing like being surrounded by people who feel as passionately as you do about art and the feedback and interaction are to be treasured. </div>
Cassandra Seegerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07866565788288204327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8896397665125365009.post-15459102687456661112013-05-02T07:54:00.000-07:002013-10-17T04:03:06.935-07:00Another New "Little Gem" Painting: Dragonfly with Dewdrops<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I painted this "little gem" painting, as I like to call them, while I was at the Merton Abbey Mills Art and Craft market last weekend. I'm really enjoying the opportunity to meet new people in London and start to get a little bit of time to myself again. It's been super to double task it. I'm both showing my work and making more at the same time. Right now I'm trying to decide what to work on first when I bring my oils this coming Sunday!</div>
Cassandra Seegerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07866565788288204327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8896397665125365009.post-7628107787940155452013-05-01T07:36:00.000-07:002013-05-01T07:36:01.060-07:00Etsy Gallery Up and Running Once Again & New Facebook Page!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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After a two and a half year hiatus (during which I moved across the world, learned how to drive on the other side of the road, had my firstborn, and bought my first house- a serious fixer-upper which we are still working on) my Etsy Gallery is up and running and finally out of "vacation mode"! I still don't have much of an art studio, but there is enough space to work on small pieces. I'm looking forward to summer weather to enable me to paint larger oils plein-air and work on some other pieces I've had in mind for a long time now which require space to stretch out.<br />
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I've completed two more paintings in my Dancing Dandelions series, number V is shown here. This is the first painting I've listed for sale on the gallery. I get more exposure by eeking the listings out one at a time, so it will be a week or more before every new painting is up on the site.<br />
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Check it out:<br />
<a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/CassandraSeeger">https://www.etsy.com/shop/CassandraSeeger</a><br />
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Also, more marketing hoo-haa prompted me to build a new Facebook page. Feel free to take a look:<br />
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/CassandraSeegerArt">https://www.facebook.com/CassandraSeegerArt</a></div>
Cassandra Seegerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07866565788288204327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8896397665125365009.post-56375361206105395422013-04-30T02:00:00.000-07:002013-04-30T02:37:30.864-07:00Merton Abbey Mills Art and Craft Market<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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For the past three weekends I've been selling my artworks on Sundays at the Merton Abbey Mills Art and Craft Market. The market is open from 10am to 5pm. There is a lovely relaxed atmosphere. People come and listen to live music, sit around outside a cafe enjoying lunch or a pint by the square and browse the stores and stalls. I've been painting while I'm there, which has been a nice change of pace to get out of the home studio.<br />
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If you're in the Southwest London area by the South Wimbledon tube station on a Sunday, come and check out my stall and say "Hello"!<br />
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Here is a link to their website:<br />
<a href="http://www.mertonabbeymills.org.uk/">http://www.mertonabbeymills.org.uk</a><br />
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Cassandra Seegerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07866565788288204327noreply@blogger.com0London Borough of Merton, Greater London, UK51.412965662221183 -0.1836133003234863351.411727662221182 -0.18613480032348634 51.414203662221183 -0.18109180032348632tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8896397665125365009.post-36975104627757263782013-01-10T13:34:00.000-08:002013-01-10T13:34:16.867-08:00Two New "Little Gems" <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I have been using the left-over paper from my wedding invitations (on which I did a linoleum block print) to make "little gem" paintings to sell on my Etsy gallery. They are just 4" x 5" and so can be placed into a picture frame one would normally put a 5" x 7" photograph in.<br />
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I usually like to paint bigger, but I've been using these as a way of experimenting and playing with my style. They really are studies, but perfect for my goal of the elusive "20 minute" painting. They take much longer than that, but my teacher at CCA, Robert Hunt, set me the goal of producing a 20 minute piece every day and, though I've failed to work that fast so far, I like these as a way of pushing myself a little bit.<br />
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